The Dedman Center for Recreation Sports had a fire Monday shortly after 1 p.m., temporarily canceling classes and causing an evacuation.
Staff activated the fire alarm system after a dryer in the Center’s laundry room caught fire. As the damage to the laundry room was minimal, the Center opened within a few hours. Dedman will open today, on regular schedule; all of the equipment is still available.
Mica Beckmann, a lifeguard at Dedman, was there when the smell of the flames went through the building.
“Everyone at the pool thought it was just a drill and none of us like panicked or anything,” she said. “We didn’t think it was real until we saw and smelled smoke.”
